Local News for the Way You Live Today
After reopening in the East Cobb area in 2021, longstanding Greek restaurant Kouzina Christos will be closing for good in January. Owner Christos Giannes announced on Thursday that the last day of business will be Jan. 15, but he didn’t disclose a reason. On the restaurant’s Facebook page, Giannes wrote: “Before we take our final … Read more
The sign has recently gone up in front of the relocated LongHorn Steakhouse in East Cobb: The opening is next Monday, Nov. 20, starting at 3 p.m. for dinner service. There was no further information available; we’ve left a message seeking comment. The standalone building at 4370 Roswell Road is on an outparcel at the … Read more
Bring your little goblins + ghosts to Avenue East Cobb for a fang-tastic Halloween celebration! Join us for a Mega Awesome Costume Party, trick or treating, live music, roaming entertainment, pop-up experiences + more. Details: 11AM – 2PM | Trick or Treating + Activities in The Plaza Grab a stroll map for Trick or Treating … Read more
With Halloween right around the corner, several events in the East Cobb area will be rounding out the final weekend before Tuesday’s All Hallows Eve. For the second year in a row, Avenue East Cobb and East Cobb Church are teaming up to present the Boo Bash, a kid-oriented carnival. It runs from 11 a.m. … Read more
From JJ McKelvey, Taste of East Cobb event coordinator (and main fundraiser for the Walton Band programs), comes word of a free community show the Walton Raider Marching Band is performing Tuesday. It starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Raider Valley football stadium (1591 Bill Murdock Road) and it’s the “Alice Underground” show that has … Read more
Submited information: Famed socialite Tracy Lord is planning a lavish wedding at her Oyster Bay estate, despite the meddling of her ex-husband and a couple of snooping reporters. Based on the 1939 play, “The Philadelphia Story,” with Katharine Hepburn and the 1956 musical film starring Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra, High Society sparkles with Porter standards … Read more
Back in April we visited Cafe Rivkah when it opened at the Pavilions at East Lake Shopping Center, serving up Middle Eastern breakfast/lunch/brunch fare featuring homemade artisanal baked goods. Earlier this week owner Vicky Savrin and her husband Phil, who helps out on the business side, treated guests from the Cobb Chamber of Commerce, Visit … Read more
East Cobb is home to a myriad of fitness, health and wellness studios. What’s new to the area is the emerging genre of businesses and treatment centers offering electrical muscular stimulation (EMS) therapy. Among them is Strongvibe, an independent studio at Paper Mill Village that’s had a soft opening for several weeks and which will … Read more
About a year and a half after getting a site plan change approved by the county, Valvoline Instant Oil Change is beginning to break ground for a new facility on the former site of a Chevron gas station at Roswell Road and Johnson Ferry Road. Crews have been digging up what’s left of the Chevron … Read more
There’s still some staff training and final checks to undergo, but the American Family Care Urgent Care location in East Cobb should be open by later this week. That’s the estimate that Dr. Leia Dawson, the new clinic’s medical director, said after a ribbon-cutting celebration on Tuesday. The 3,600-square-foot facility at Merchant’s Festival Shopping Center … Read more
The following food scores have been compiled by the Cobb & Douglas Department of Public Health. Click the link under each listing for inspection details: American Deli 2100 Roswell Road, Suite 2194 September 20, 2023 Score: 85, Grade: B Jambo Grill 2555 Delk Road, Suite A11 September 19, 2023 Score: 100, Grade: A Mountain View Elementary … Read more
As Jerri Heacock began her job at the East Cobb Barber Shop Saturday morning, she was greeted by customers without appointments. They weren’t walk-up clients, but regulars whose hair she had just cut, and she wondered what was up. Some were bearing gifts and roses, and before long her co-workers had rolled out some cupcakes, … Read more
An early feeling of fall is in the air this weekend, with more pleasant temperatures (and humidity levels) and sunny skies for the most part. Around East Cobb, several seasonal activities are on tap, including the fall version of Drew’s Plant Sale, which takes place Saturday 8-3 at Jenkins Park in the Fox Hills subdivision … Read more
The former Zaxby’s restaurant across from the Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center has been transformed into special event space. Last week Nazanin Moradimehr (with scissors), owner of Elegance Events (2080 Lower Roswell Road) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony. A Wheeler High School graduate, she has more than two decades in the restaurant and catering industry, … Read more
Botanical Sciences, a physician-owned medical cannabis provider, held a grand opening event this week at its new Cobb location at 2468 Windy Hill Road. The company grows, manufactures and dispenses medical cannabis and has plans to operate five dispensaries in metro Atlanta and Georgia. The Cobb dispensary is open daily from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. … Read more
Following up our story last week about the possibility that CenterStage North might halt its 2024 season at The Art Place-Mountain View due to Sunday staffing issues with Cobb PARKS: Jonathan Liles, CSN’s managing director, told East Cobb News Friday that the community theater organization and the county have come to an agreement to continue … Read more
After years of anticipation, a Kroger “SuperStore” opened at the MarketPlace Terrell Mill development in East Cobb Wednesday with an early-morning celebration. Before they headed off to school, cheerleaders and a pep band from Wheeler High School set the tone for the festivities, which included a special dedication to the supermarket chain’s partnership with local … Read more
The Tin Lizzy’s restaurant at The Avenue East Cobb will be closing next week for renovations. North American Properties, which manages the retail center on Roswell Road, said the restaurant will close after dinner service this Sunday, July 9, and reopen for dinner service next Friday, July 14. “The newly refreshed Tin Lizzy’s at AEC … Read more
Work crews this week officially unveiled what’s going in at the former Tokyo Valentino adult store space at 1290 Johnson Ferry Road. A sign posted in the front window revealed the second Georgia location for Veterinary Emergency Group, a nationwide chain with 43 clinics, including one in Alpharetta. It will be second such emergency vet … Read more
UPDATED, SATURDAY, 2:20 P.M. The store has reopened. ORIGINAL POST: For at least a couple of days, the Trader Joe’s at Pinestraw Plaza (4250 Roswell Road) has been closed due to plumbing issues. When we went by on Friday afternoon, two employees were giving customers that news, and it was an odd sight to see … Read more
